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    vicious

    vicious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word vicious

    Definition
    (adj) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
    Synonyms : barbarous , brutal , cruel , fell , roughshod , savage
    Example Sentence
    • a barbarous crime
    • brutal beatings
    • cruel tortures
    • Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
    • a savage slap
    • vicious kicks
    Definition
    (adj) having the nature of vice
    Synonyms : evil
    Definition
    (adj) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
    Example Sentence
    • a criminal waste of talent
    • a deplorable act of violence
    • adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
    Definition
    (adj) marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
    Synonyms : poisonous , venomous
    Example Sentence
    • poisonous hate
    • venomous criticism
    • vicious gossip
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for vicious

in hindi it sound like 'vishela' vish bhari baaten.........

it seems as vicious-very+wicked(ill mannered)

in hindi vish means poison,here vicious means evil

vicious= vic + io + ous; victory input output us i.e win is unpredictable i.e uncertain which is harmful for team.


Word used in video below:
text: ( vicious hissing)
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